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Outdoor recreation things to do in Boulder County Aug. 4-6, 2016

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08/03/2016 04:51:17 PM MDT

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BAM Open Water Swims

Bi-weekly swims hosted by BAM. Open to the public, featuring 650- and 1,000-meter courses defined by large buoys. Lifeguards are positioned throughout the courses to assist swimmers. Shore course available for tentative swimmers. Must be at least. Boulder Reservoir, 5565 N. 51st St., Boulder; $15; 6:10 a.m. Details: 303-406-1048, bamswimteam.org, or bamswimteam.org/w/page.cfm?pagetitle=BAM%20Events.

Get up close and personal with those who slither and crawl. Meet the cold blooded creatures who have inhabited this planet for hundreds of millions of years — the snakes, turtles, and lizards. Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 107, Nederland; free; 1:30 p.m. Details: 303-258-0495.

The perfect triathlon for both experienced kid triathletes and for kids who don't even know what a triathlon means. Two course options: a long and a short, each of them are open to any kids 5 to 11. The run and bike routes are flat, safe and entirely on a closed course. Erie Community Center, 450 Powers St., Erie; 12 a.m. Details: erieco.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=1137&day=19&month=2&year=2016&calType=0.

The Boulder alt-country band gives its EPs names such as Death and Resurrection, and its songs bear the mark of hard truths and sin. But the punk energy behind the playing, and the sense that it's all in good fun, make it OK to dance to a song like "Death." Full Story